Cloanto at Spoletium 4

On November 24-25, 2001, Cloanto attended the Spoletium 4 event in
Spoleto, Italy, also providing a wireless webcam service.

In a computing world in which hardware and software have exploded
beyond imagination, where lone pioneers have been displaced by
billion-dollar investments, where programming manuals that used to ship
with affordable home computers have been replaced by multi-volume and
constantly changing SDKs which are beyond the reach of the average user,
the demo scene continues to remind us that writing software can still be a
sublime fusion of expression and creativity, of technology and art, a
medium in which the germ of talent can be discovered and nourished, where
individuals exchange ideas and compete with others, but, as they build
universes of which they are to be in full control, are also confronted
most of all in an intimate challenge with their inner selves. Thank you,
friends at Spoletium, for keeping the flame alive.

If you missed the live webcast you may want to have a look
at the selection of pictures below, which begin with the first look out of
the window (including original sound
effects, and yes, that's real snow on the roofs):

Mod3mski of Darkage (organizers of Spoletium)
double-checking everything at the console:

More pictures, in chronological order:

Final picture of the marathon, with the last attendees
cleaning up before going... to the pub: